35th Atlanta Jazz Festival

Memorial Day, and the Atlanta Jazz Festival are one of my favorite weekends to be in Atlanta. Where else can you view 3 days of world class musicians for free. The Atlanta Powells spend Memorial Day Weekend hanging out in Piedmont Park with old friends and making some new ones. Jackson even got in on the fun and made a few new friends this year. For years now during this time we link up with a group called the 5 Families who have been holding it down in Piedmont Park during Jazz Fest for over 15 years. I first linked up with this crew as a graduate student back in the ahem 90s, and now as we’ve grown and our families have grown so has the number of people who participate and their level of organization. The 5 Families and the Atlanta Jazz Festival provide 5-star experience every Memorial Day weekend as we stretch out under the stars eat great food and listen to some amazing musicians. Here are some pictures that I took over the weekend.